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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03
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Cotton rules in Colfax at from
81 to 81 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03

Mr.. R. H. Williamson brings us
a turnip this week that weighs Z
pounds and beats Mr.. Cade Hargis'
just ! pound. Next.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. L. McNeely have
moved into the house on the March
block, opposite Teal's store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03

Taking into consideration the
fair average crop of corn and cot
ton made this year, and the extra
ordinary fine weather to gather
the crop, together with the rise in
the price of cotton, our people are
better off than they have been for
years, the most of them being able
to get even with the world notwith-
standing the bad crops of the past
two or three years. Let them have
another such crop next year and we
viii have regular jubilee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03

FACTS YOU CAN BET on.
ThAs he ss<<f s~x za,xrst tobaceo faetury n ~
ssvkd lin jersey City, N. J.
THAI this factory MAKES the popular and vusid-
famed Climax fiu.,, the acknowledged ssand-
ard Tor rss-claza chewing tobacco.
ThGf this factor was established as long ego =
s76o.
Thaf lass year f<scs J. r.-s md sc,d TIE enormous
quaasiry q c,sc-s lbs. u fourteen thou-
sand tozs CT tobec.r-
That this was r,crc la- or -scve-a Of sll the to-
bacco made ia Ii, Ua;sed States notwifh-
SANDING tat there were oCS factories At WORK.
Tint in the last II yeas this factory has helped
support the United States Government H. the
extent of over For: y-four naillion seven hun
dred thousand dc,L-s f3S4,7oo,ooo.oo) paid
into the U. S. Treasury in Internal Reveuus
Taxes
Thas the pay-rc:i Of iris factory Is about ezcssr
cooeo Ter y-~r 8 ,oos.cs Per week.
That tsis factory ssszt 800 operatives.
That this lsceny r-.sts s-c:i a wonderfully good
ciae's n crrlai ri Il Il 1-rsy other fscsosiss
have tried 70 laatate i in vain, and in despair
now Try to et.ract custom By Offering lasyr
pieces Of infs-:or goods for the same psics.
xhak this factory REVERT cess continues to incsuase
It's busins 5 every year.
shs this factory belongs to and Is epes.ssd -
Yours, very truly,
P. LoRrLLARD Z co
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-03

The highest cash price paid for
cotton by J. H. McNeely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
Wake Up, Gas Company!

What has become of the natural
gas company? If they don't get to
work before long the people will arrive
at the conclusion that they are non
est de bustibus absquatulum. The
greatest confidence is expressed that
gas can be found in this vicinity
should the attempt be made, and we
hope to see it done at once. If any
thing will boom a country this dis
covery of natural gas certainly will.
AS an instance we cite the case of
Findley, Ohio, at and in the vicinity
of which a number of our citizens
formerly lived. A few years ago it
was small village and considered
dead. But gas was discovered and
look at the metamoraphosis. Now
nobody knows how many inhabitants
it has, but the corporation lines have
been extended until the city is 4x6
miles in size, enclosing "a square
miles or 1920 acres. Corner lots
three miles from the court house, but
inside the city, are worth 81 200, and
if you 60 to look at them they make
you clean your feet before you leave
the premises so as not to carry any
valuble real estate away with you.
Farm lands sell at 81, 900 per acre.
These are not asking prices, but actual
sales are being made at these and in
some cases larger figures. The gas
lies in the Trenton rock, which the
borings show is 1 900 to 1900 feet
below the surface here, and 200 to
300 below tide water A very
large flow Of gas may be found in a
place and another we'll few hundred
feet away may be dry hole. So
failure in the first case may be no
cause for encouragement. Garden
City Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14

RAIDER improve Washington avenue
greatly in looks. One building is al
ready sold to Mr.. Meisner for the post
office, and the other is rented to Dunn
u Rlegle, druggist. We understand
that the Masonic hall will also be in
one of these buildings. Brickwork
will also soon commence on J. Meyer
s. Sons building.
Another wedding is to occur before
another moon passes by. We will give
particulars in another letter.
The time will soon be at hand when
the good people of Lakin township will
decide upon the welfare or downfall of
our township and beautiful city. Film
wood has now one thousand inhabi-
tants and is now commencing to enjoy
quite boom. If the people wish to
make Ellinwood a city of three or four
thousand inhabitants they can do so
at very trifiing cost. If this city
would have two more railroads the
people of this town and Lakin town
ship would certainly enjoy such a
boom as ever visited the beautiful
state of Kansas. II. II.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14

Woman may be a puzzle, but a
man is not willing to give her up.
Judge no man because the DISPOSE
ton of his mind is not like your own.
Kansas will eventually rank as one of
the Gotten states. Barber county has
$50 acres of cotton this year.
Butler county boasts of corn stalk
just forty-seven days old that stands
twelve and one half feet high.
A mirror is friend that a woman
turns her back on when it tells her
that she is growing old.
"There is more pleasure in giving
than receiving" This is particularly
true in the matter of advice.
Mr.. and Mrs. BROKER have moved
to Great Bend from Hoisington, and
will make their home here.
The School Board has decided th II
no children under 6 years old will be
admitted to the city schools until the
new buildings are completed.
We notice some of the streets are
badly in need of sickle or scythe
along the walks. Weeds are not al.
ways the most beautiful orr lament,
and we would like very much to see
them laid low.
In Minneapolis the girls have formed
a society, with the motto: 1.-The lips
that touch wine shall never touch
mine" The young men will hence
forth suck it drought straw, for they
will never, never, never, give up the
latter alternative in the ultimatum of
this society.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
ELLINWOOD ITEMS.
G.. A. WILKINS.

Mat. Dick is visiting friends i'll Mil
waukee, Wis.
Mr.. William MiSner, our Z. NJ, and
family were down to Bushton last
week.
Geo. Ashton and family returned
from their visit in the earstern part of
the state last week.
The town was crowded with people
and teams Saturday.
106 degrees in the shade without
wind, last Saturday,
the streets last week.
5. b. Deupree has been quite ill the
past week.
John Ludwig attended the Fourth
in Hutchinson.
Mrs. Geo. Hauser is very seriously
i'll.
NJ. Laur, of Illinois, is in the city,
being the guest of DR.. J. II. Campbell
Mr.. F. Sieben, representing Spengher
u Runyle, of Kansas City. was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ponds on the other side of the
bridge seems to be pretty deep. For
further particulars see George Klein.
Thomas Towers, formerly of this
city and old pioneer, now living i'll
Mcpherson. was seen on the streets
this week shaking hands with his
many friends.
City Marshal James Redmond has
been doing some good work III the way
of repairing crossings.
George Homer has sold his restau-
rant to Mrs. Nicholas, formerly of
Stafford county.
The two beautiful new store build
ings of our enterprising townsman. NJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
The Great Doris & Colvin's Shows.

The Great Doris & CO1vin'S Shows.
Here is what the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette has to say about the show
which is to be here on the 18th of
August:
There never was such Wild West
show in Cincinnati as was seen last
night Indians, Indian slayers, cow
boys, scouts, trappers, Mexican va
queros, chulO, capas, matadOres, etc,
actually metamOrphised the interior of
the show with a section of the rockies,
so to speak. There We're laSso throw
ers, Texas steer riders, and Texas
steers who bucked and kicked in a
manner that equalled anything in the
kicking line ever seen here.
! Captain Elmer f. Stubbs, the most
expert of markSmen. used his rifle in
spOrtively destroying glass balls in a
manner that was truly astonishing. 1t
is no wonder that the captain is entitl-
ed 1.-The restless spirit of the plain by
the untutored aborigine Never Miss,
though it wouldn't be bad name for
the captain. 1t is dead certain that
he was a dead shot last night and hit
the objects every time.
But to return to the circus. There
are just thirty-two circus acts, and it
is safe to say that every act is a scene,
and every actor an artist. Such ground
and lofty tumbling, such aerial gyra-
tiOns, and such riding it would indeed
be hard to equal.
Mr.. VIM. Dalton, better known in
Cincinnati-hiS former home blythe
by-as Billy Dalton, gave an exhibit
ton of bareback riding that eclipSed
anything that we have had for a long
time. Billy throws somersaults on the
back of a flying steed with as much
ease and facility as most tImblers do
on terra fI1nG. All the riders were
good, especially so the Indian hurdle
riders, who do All act that is fearfully
wonderful, dashing around the charm
ed circle in an absolutely reckless way.
But, speaking of riding, the real down
right riding is done in Roman hippo
drome. How the horses do fly Hey,
Rube!''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
Drowned In A Well.

A German named Skelant, who
lived in the John Pasco neighbor-
hood in the north part of the county,
yesterday afternoon went down into
a well for some purpose. He had a
son of Mr.. PascO and a son of a Mr..
Harper to let him down into the well.
When about half way down he called
to the boys to pull him out, as he
could not get his breath. They be-
gan drawing him up, and when near
the top, he let 90 and fell back into
the water, drowning before he could
be gotten out. The Harper boy i'm
mediately started down TO the rescue,
but, upon reaching the spot where
the man had been, ne, too. called 10
be drawn up quick, and was almost
exhausted when brought to the sur
face.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
PAWNEE ROCK ITEMS.

j. B. Hardy, of Sun City, is sojourn-
ing with the Rockites.
Mrs. Kate Coleman was in town on
Monday, looking after her business
affairs.
Mrs. j. V. Allison, who is on the
sick list, is improving. Her age and
| nervous affections make her recovery
slow.
The family of Ed. Riggs, who at one
time were in very critical condition
are now convalescing, and will soon be
about again.
L. Johns and j. b. Hardy were to
Larned on Monday looking after their
Barber county real estate.
S. p. Weaver and r. Thomas, of
Lincoln, Stafford county, were in town
on Monday.
w. II. Bowman had a severe tussle
with the measles; but came out first
best at last, and is now seen on our
streets again.
1t is more than probable that the
Pawnee Rock Mills will be refitted and
remodeled, and put i'll operation right
here in short time again.
The city council met ON last Monday
night and ground out another grist of
city ordinances, and our editor re-
joiceth accordingly. Thereby cometh
his bread and butter.
In 1a,. hot 1AYY1I Il
UP Seward City, in Stafford county.
N. w. Hussey and Co. went south
last week to hold down a certain claim
much to the chagrin of our old friend
David.
Our marshal is at work Oh the streets
and crossings of our city, and is doing
very commendable work under the
direction of the city council. Money
spent i'll properly grading and draining
our public thorughfares is wisely in
vested.
The NJ. E. Church social Will meet at
the residence of Lem. Johns OH Friday
night of this week. Everybody invited.
Mayor Will Bunting has been i'll
Larned ever since the burial of Grant
Lewis, who died at his residence last
week.
Rev. Wicker of Sterling, preached to
thin congregations at the NJ. Z. church
on Sunday morning and evening. Dur
ing the heated term" people don't
seem to relish preaching that sayOrs of
IL still hotter climate.
J. ii. Hepler insists on measuring
lumber with the yardstick, the same as
he used to do the dry goods behind the
counter. John gives good measure
and lots of it.
The billiard tables of Smith Il Kehn,
after meandering about over the west
ern end of Kansas and the east half of
Colorado, have returned, and can now
be found in the old hall, by the knights
of the cue. But Barney says he don't
know whether he Will remain here |
with them or not.
Doc Miller went to the Bend Mon |
day. He, like Saul of old is kicking |
against the pricks, and says it's hard.
Our city attorney has found Il for
rival In the person of ii. r.
Lewis, who has been his opponent, !
before our justice courts;
and i'll two or three recent cases left I
him to come off second best in the con-
test n. II.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
THE COUNTY PRINTING.
Ellinwood, Kans.. July IL, 1ss,


EDITORS BA iroN COUNTY DEMOCRAT:
As yo' are aware that the board OF
county commissioners met in regular
session last January and proceeded in
accor' lance to law, and made contract
with the Barton county DEMCRAT to
do IL the legal printing over which
the board of county commissioners
hs We control, and they then declared
II rat the Barton county DEMOCRAT
SHOULD be the official paper of the
county one year and they demanded a
bond of $500 which was given for the
faithful and correct performance of
all duties of official printing, for
W hich they agreed to pay the official
paper 3353 cents per square. The law
says they shall not pay more than 81
per square. So they saved the county
under contract, 663 cents, which they
might have paid the official paper
without any violation of law. And l
want to say right here that they have
fully complied with the law and all
that the law requires of them as far
as the official printing is concerned
and over which the board of county
have control, and for which the
county is responsible to pay. But the
controlling member of that board was
not satisfied by complying with the
demands of the law and the board
made in additional contract with the
Great Bend Tribune at the same rate
her square, 3333 cents, which would
have cost the county fully one hun
dred dollars extra per annum, which
extra expense does not benefit the
county nor tax payers. Now | claim
that this second contract is illegal,
and gross insult to the official paper
and tax payers of the county. For
the law plainly says that all the off,
cial printing shall be published in the
official paper and paid for by the
county. When the law says "all" [
understand that it includes call" and
don't mean anything but "au," and
that includes the delinquent tax list
and all advertising for contracts, such
as bridge building, and repairing
bridges, or any county buildings,
notice of special elections and COM
missioner proceedings. And the way
the contracts have stood up to our
last regular meeting the county has
been paying for two papers, and had
all the official printing done in two
papers. Now [ would like to know
how the county could make the sales
of delinquent tax lands hold good in
the courts under these two contracts. |
L am positive in my own opinion that |
not single tax sale certificate would |
stick or hold good in a case tested by |
law. Or have the commissioners of !
this county got more power than what
the law gives them? l say they have
not. The commissioners are placed in
their office to perform all such duties
as the law requires of them, and pro-
tect the tax payers as much as posi-
BILE. That board of county COM
missioners in regular session in Jan.
uary could have just as legally divid-
ed the 663 between themselve and
put it their own pockets as to pay
another additional paper besides the
official paper. Yours,
O. A WIIr,rc
, 1887-02-24
Fishermen's Association,

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Feb. 23.-Over
200 delegates, representing the fisher
les interests of the Atlantic coast from
Maine to Virginia, met here to-day
and organized under the name of the
National Fishery Union. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the retalatory
measure before congress to the fullest
extent that may seem consistent, and
desiring retalatory to be supplemented
so that it will give an opportunity to
show the world that we are not de-
pending on Canada for fishing grounds
or for support; depreciating any at
tempt to create warlike feeling trust
ing to the good sense of the citizens of
both governments for just and rea-
sonable settlement and asking our
government to uphold its dignity as a
nation, and for immediate enactment
OF higher protective duty on imported
fish
, 1887-02-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.
FIsHY TRANSACTION.

Prof. Baird, fish commissioner, has
notified Senator Mcmillan that an APP
plication for carp endorsed by that
senator and signed by one of his con-
stituents, which application is upon
an unauthorized blank, has been re-
ceived by the fish commissioner. Prof.
Baird says that the Omitted States
Fish Company" of Columbus, Ohio, is
issuing these blanks which "in some
instances" are paid for, The fish COM
missioner, he adds, furnishes blanks
gratuitously to persons who contcmp-
late the cultivation of carp"
KEEPING IN HIS HAND.
The president to-day vetoed the fol-
lowing bills: Granting pension To-
Anthony Robertson; for the relief of
William II. Morhizr; increasing the
pension of Margaret II. Jones, and in
creasing the pension OF Loren Burrett.
The beneficiary in the last named bill
was lieutenant colonel of the eighth
regiment of United States colored
troops, and is now receiving pension
of VIZ per month. In Withholding his
approval in this case the president
says: The condition OF this claimant
ut this time is most pitiable. No man
, 1887-02-24
GERM ANY.
THE ELECTIONS,

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The elections in
this city resulted unfavorably for all
government candidates. In four Of
six divisions second ballots will be
necessary, but in each Of these divi-
sions anti-septennatc candidates has ut
present majority. In first division
Klotz, new German liberal, has 1882
and Zedlitz Newkirch, septennist,
zoos. A second ballot is necessary.
In the second division Kirchaw, new
German liberal, received 16,439, and
Wolff, septennist, 49, Jos, and another
ballot Is necessary. In the third di-
vision, Muneckle, new German liberal,
received 1O4 900 and Christensen, So
cialist, 9O,8OO. There will be another
ballot. In the fourth division it is
reported that socialist Singer is
elected, but official returns from the
division have not been received. In
the fifth district Faumback, new Ger
man liberal, has 10,O76, and Major
Blume, septennist, 1908. In the
sixth division Hasencklerer, socialist,
is elected by large majority over
Grelling, new German liberal, and
Holtz, septennist.
The exact strength in the new reich
stag will not be known until one or
more votes are taken. 1t is anticipa-
ted that some OF the members of the
center party, who opposed the septen-
nate in the old reichstag and who
have been converted by the COUNCILS
of the vatican, will be returned to the
new reichstag. just how many is not
known.
, 1887-02-24
GERMANY.
MAJORITY FOR THE GOVERN Nj

MAJORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
BERLIN, Feb. 23.-A conservative
and national liberal majority in the
new reichstag is now undisputcd, al
though their number and strength is
not yet finally ascertained. The ma
jority will inaugurate new era devot-
ed to the work of consolidating and
developing the empire, for the mem
bers of these two parties, conservative
and national liberal, will act together
as formerly and endeavor to remedy
errors of the past decade. The Tage-
blatt says: "rhe majority declared
against us. We bow to the verdict of
the national will but we shall con-
tinue to uphold our party principles"
All the first results of the elections are
now known. Taking the uncontested
cases and forecasting supplemental
contests carefully as possible, the COM
bined opposition groups in the new
reichstag is placed at 1T votes all
told, while the government supporters
are estimated at 900.
, 1887-02-24

were killed and thirty injured at Oneg-
ali, also at the gulf OF Genoa. At
Dinnomprino, near Onegali, scores of
people we're killed and hundreds in
jursd. Fully one-third of the town
w!ss destroyed.
ROME Feb. pa second and Sc
verer 4iock OF earthquake has oc-
CURED ih Genoa, Parvia, Lucia, Cuco,
Albissola, Reho, Mauvizio, Onegali
and Nonu. At Sarona, eight persons
were killed and fifteen others injured.
Immense damage was done to property.
, 1887-02-24
Tho Dominlon Elsctian.

TORONTO, Feb. 23.-Dominion cleo
ton returns received up to to- Aight
show the election OF ITO conservatives,
80 liberals and 4 independents. Re-
turns by provinces are as follows: On
tario 80 conservatives, % liberals, 3 in
dependents; Nova Scotia IA conserva-
tives, 7 liberals; New Brunswick 8
conservatives, z liberals; Prince Ed
wards Island 2 conservatives, 4 liber-
ais; Manitoba 3 conservatives, liberal !;
British Columbia conservative.
Eleven constituencies are yet to be
heard from. They will be about equally
divided between the conservatives and
liberals.
, 1887-02-24
Case Of Habeas Corpu,.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.--Judge
Toohy rendered IL decision in the
habeas corpus case of James Hope,
who is wanted in New York on a
charge of burglary. The court held
the extradition warrant void on the
ground that Ex-Governor StOneman
issued it without proof having been
presented hin, Of the crime charged
against the prisoner. The Judge, how
ever, remanded Hope to custody for
five days to allow the district attorney
to secure an amended extradition war;
rant from Gov. Bartlett.
, 1887-02-24
Making Freight Rates.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The general
managers of the Western Freight asso-
citation lines to-day partly agreed upon
an advance in through rates between
Council Bluffs and Chicago. Unless
the managers reconsider their action,
tariff rates after April will be about as
follows: Fest bound wheat, Omaha to
Chicago, 20 cents hundred; corn %
cents; live stock per car, $40, Gold
rate $45); hogs $50. Packing house
products cents hundred above
Kansas City rates. On classes cover
ing merchandise. Council Bluffs and
Kansas City rates will about cores
pond. In the northwest an attempt
, 1887-02-24

will be made to advance rates, except
flour and grain, from s to 10 cents n
hundred, although at least one Of the
roads is opposed to any increase, on
the gropnd that il 10 called upon to
hurt its own business to protect
others. Another session will be held
tO-mOrrOW
, 1887-02-24
ITALY.
GREAT EARrHouAKE.

ROME, Feb. 23.--The earthquake
this morning devastated the whole of
Italian Riviere, at Noli, on the gulf OF
Genoa, and not far from Savona. Sew
cral houses fell and forty-five persons
, 1887-02-24
AUSTRIA.
DECIDEDLY wARLIYE.

VIENNA, Feb. 2O-A council Of war
met again ON Saturday. Officers of
the reserve are forbidden 10 leave the
country. Franch officers are buying
horses in Spain.
, 1887-02-24
ENGLAND.
BUYING HORSES,

LONDON, Feb. 23.-French and Ger.
man governments agents are visiting
all fairs in the north OF England, max
ing large purchases of horses suitable
for military purposes. ..
Il CoLLiDED.
LONDON, Feb. 23.--The British bark
Vallejo from Portland, Oregon, for
Hull, arrived off Dover with her bows
stove and the forward department full
of water, having been in collision with
the steamer Weatherall, which sank,
carrying down one Of her crew.
NOT INJURED.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-An official de.
spatch from Cannes says that no in.
jury was done to life nor property
there by the earthquake, but that a
great panic prevails.
WORSE THAN REPORTED.
LONDON, Feb. 23.--Further details
from Riviera increases the disaster
At Cervo, near Demo Marena, 800 per.
sons were killed by being buried in
the ruins of falling buildings. Rail.
way traffic is suspended beyond Sa.
vOna. The prisoners in the govern
ment Jail at Finalbergo, alarmed by
the earthquake, attempted to escape
but were overcome by the guards.